
Adding in Datastores Section 12 Storage Area Network
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6. On the Dynamic Discovery Tab, for each SAN IP Addresses, perform the
following steps.
– Select Add.... Enter the IP Address of the iSCSI Server and click OK.
–Click Close once all the IP Addresses are added.
– A message appears to Rescan the Host Bus Adapter, click Ye s to
rescan.
Load Balancing
Perform the following steps to manage the paths:
1. Select the iSCSI Software Adapter.
2. On the Details, the devices list appears as shown in the Figure 42.
3. Choose a device, right-click and select Manage Paths....
If the iSCSI storage server is not used before, the datastores must be added and
formatted. The procedure is same as adding a local storage disk.
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When formatting the datastores it is important to consider the largest file size and
set an appropriate block size.
If the iSCSI storage server is already been used in an ESX server, then the
datastores appears in the storage configuration without the intervention of the
user.
Figure 42. iSCSI Device Details
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